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And plenty makes us poor.

John Dryden

Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
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Authors Enthusiasm Expectation Truth
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.
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Care Destroy Happiness Man Thinking
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.
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Nature Obligation Response Trust
If thou dost still retain the same ill habits, the same follies, too, still thou art bound to vice, and still a slave.
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Bound Habit Slave Vice
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Bold Fear Greatness Mask
Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
JOHN DRYDEN

Adventure First Forgiveness Reason Rule
I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
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Fight Myself Rise Wound
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
Beware the fury of a patient man.
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Fury Man Patience
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
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Fragile Love Mindset
Death ends our woes, and the kind grave shuts up the mournful scene.
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Death End Grave Kind Mourn
Fattened in vice, so callous and so gross, he sins and sees not, senseless of his loss.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Loss See Vice

And plenty makes us poor.

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